Wind-shield cleaner.



E. B. VAN NORDEN.

WIND SHlELD CLEANER.

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L SHEETS-SHEET 2 ElEtICSON B. 'VAN NORDEN, OF SPRINGFIELD,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF 0NE- FOURTH T `WILLIAM F. DANIELS ANDONE-FOURTH T0 WAVERLY D. PACKARD, BOTH OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WIND-summa CLEANER.

To all whom t 'may concern Be it known that I, EricsonY B. VANv herebydeclarev the following to be a full,

clear. and exact description of the invention. 'such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a wind shieldcleaner, to remove raiu'and snow or moisture from a wind shield of anautomobile 'or any other motor propelled fvehicle. while being drivenihrough a storm. to provide a clean glass for the operator to lookthrough, and avoid collisions with other vehicles or other ac* cideutsthat ma)- occur when operating an automol'aile during stormy weather.

A further object of this invention is the provision ot" means fornormally holding the wiper in an operative position and-hai@ ing theoperating mechanism for drawing the wiper downwardly over the glass ofthe wind shield in a handy `position to the opera tor.

A further object of this invention is the provision ofa casing tosupport a wiper, which is capable of being easily and quickly applied tothe upper and outer edge gol1 a wind shield, and' which may be readilyremoved and stored in a convenient place within an automobile when notdesiring` to emplo)v it in clear weather.

A still further-and more specific object of this vinvention is theprovision of a wiper, having a rubber wiping surface and provided withits` ends bent at right angles to vengnrge the glass of a wind shield,Awhen the wiper is being automatically returned to the casing to preventthe wiper from engaging the glass and streaking it with theSpecification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application tiled December 15, 1915.

Serial No. 67,006.

lowing description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is afront elevation, illustrating my invention applied to a Wind shield ofan automobile, Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1, Fig. 3is .a detail sectional view through the wiper, Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the casing, Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional viewthrough the casing, and Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional View of theWiper taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 1 designates the lower frame of aWind shield, having a glass 2 secured therein and pivotally secured tothe frame 1 is an upper frame 3 by meansl of arms 5, having a glass 4secured therein constituting a wind shield of a well known type, towhich my invention is applied.

Referring to my invention it consists of a circular casing 6, having astraight Wall 7, to which is secured a plurality "of spring hooks o rclamps 8, which clamp over the frame 3 and support the casing on .theframe 3 at any desi-red point to Ibring it in front of the operator. Thecasing 6 is provided with an opening 9 extending its entire length andhaving the edge of the casing 6 bent at right angles thereto asillustrated at 10 of Fig. 2.

Mounted within the casing 6 is a spring tension lroller consisting of acylindrical roller 11 having a transverse shaft 12 extendingtherethrough and into the openings 13 provided within the ends of thecasing (i, to support the roller 11 therein. A spring 14 is wound aroundthe shaft 12 and has one of its ends secured to the shaft 12 y asindicated at 15 and its other end secured secured to each end of theroller 11 to re ceive the strip 17 when being wound upon the roller 11.

Secured to the free end of the strip 17 is a wiper consisting of asubstantially U-,shaped body portion 18, having a' rubber 19 securedtherein for engagement with tbe glass of e Wind shieid to removemoisture or other accumulations thereiciorn. A screw eye 20 is securedto the body portion 1S on the outside thereof end bes attached thereto ecord 2i which entends between the upper glass i the lower gess '12, andextende to the interior of automobile and. here Seeured to the free enda handle 22, Wiiie'i may be ensiy-grespe by 'the opei'etor `\-Jbendesire-o.. ,Pnustebiy seem-eri to the corri 2l is e rubber stop Z5 toengage the giaee e 2 arid e w en tbe Wiper bee been drawn .o dosereieftion wi i". easing 6 to pro 1de e tensionupon the corti 2li to'prevent tbe wilgen" :from Swinging against the glass The ends oit thebociy portion i8 are bent et' right engies indicated at 23 end exteniedin tbe direction oi the Wind shield to engage the giess and reise therubber1 19 from engagement therewith when the Wiper is beingeiitoineftieeliy returned to the easing G, to prevent the rubber l)'from streaking tbe on itsI 11peri niofement.

Frein the foregoing ci ecription teken in eonneetion with theaccompanying drei- .ings7 it Wiii be seen that when the operator puiison the hendie 22 the Wiper or ifi-shaped body portion 18 will nievedownwardly from the easing 6 against the tension of the spring 'le endwiii rieuse tbe 'ober i9 to engage the ot' e wind shield end move theends 23 ewey from en engagement with the giess enti remove the moistureor other accumulations therefrom. vivhen the operator releesee the pullon the hene 22 the 'wiper will return 'to the one ing 6 by the spring1e'- zind the arms 23 wili nieve into an engagement with the glass endheid the rubber 19 from en engagement therewith and prevent the rubberfrein streaking the glass, owing to the accumulations oi moisturethereon received from the glass on its downward movement when it rotoreto the easing 6i -fiiiie have pz ierrei embodiment of w i unei'etoodthat minor eo truetioin Combination arranger ent parte may be medeWithout epee? g i. xn tbe Spirit and scope of the .invention eiainief.TVliet l Gleim im 'L A wind shield eieanei comprising; e substantiallycirculer casing have a, fia-t weil, eY plurality of clamps secured totbe fiat wail and adapted to engage the freine of e Wind Shield tosupport said'ea-sing, sei easing provided with en opening 'extending itsentire. length, e spring tension roiiei rotatably rimiinted in seideasing, ineens carried by seid roiiei for defining moisture eno,tieseribeai the invention, it in extending ite entire iengtii 'exibiemet-olii@ stripe eeemreo from the giass oit n AWind ebieid, enti Y :foroperating seid eieening ineens. 5f;

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.'per downwziriiiy over tire a ren,

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in testimony whereof, aiirc iny ture in presence of two Witneswes.

'ERIC/SGN it. VAN Er iiim.

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